Fortinet FortiClientLinux Flaw Patched
Fortinet released an advisory on a patch for a critical FortiClientLinux vulnerability that could have allowed threat actors to execute code remotely.
The flaw tracked as “CVE-2023-45590” could have allowed threat actors to exploit the bug when victims visit the threat actor’s website.
US County Law Enforcement Blames Mistaken Murder Suspect Release on System Hack
Law enforcement authorities in Fulton County, GA, USA, blame the accidental release of a murder suspect, Zion River, on a ‘widespread system outage’ brought by a hack.
The hack, which occurred over the past weekend, caused the county’s phone, court, and tax systems to be out of service.
US Department of Health and Human Services Falls Victim to Social Engineered Scam
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that they fell victim to a social engineering scam over the phone, imitating HHS’ financial department, convincing them to hand over ID verification details.
The threat actors, aside from imitating HHS’ financial department, pulled the attack off by using local area codes and AI voice-changing technology to disguise themselves. The surrendered information could lead to threat actors bypassing multifactor authentication (MFA) security.
